I'm not saying don't do the work you got, but instead of this two hours of watching TV at the hotel lobby or this three hours of sitting under the pier and reading comic books or worrying about what you're doing ... what value do you have? Can you read? There are people out there who can't read - go read to them.

There are so many common occurrences in raising children that people just can't seem to figure out.

Successful people make their decisions quickly and change their minds slowly. Failures make their decisions slowly and change their minds quickly.

I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind, the power of choice. Today, I choose to persist without exception. No longer will I live in a dimension of distraction, my focus blown hither and yon like a leaf on a blustery day. I know the outcome I desire. I hold fast to my dreams. I stay the course. I do not quit.

After all, the seeds of depression cannot take root in a grateful heart.

The situations that have been the biggest wins for me have been because I was forced to think differently.

There are no hopeless situations, sweetheart, only people who have grown hopeless about them. You still have choices you can make.